John Leguizamo tells our Whoopi Goldberg how seeing her one-woman Broadway show in the 1980s inspired his career: "She opened up the space for me." abcn.ws/2RiH3wd | The View

Cynthia Erivo burst onto the Broadway scene in the 2015 revival of The Color Purple, seen here performing on the 2016 Tony Awards. Nearly a decade later she is celebrating her third Oscar nomination. Read more of our celebration of this year’s Oscar nominees on Broadway Direct. Nominated for her performance as Elphaba in Wicked, the recognition marks her third Oscar nomination. She was previously nominated twice in 2020 for the movie Harriet, in the best song (“Stand Up”) and best actress catego